News Stories

June 23, 2016

Manian Ramkumar named interim dean of CAST

Manian Ramkumar, head of CAST’s manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology department since 2013, will assume his new post on July 1.
June 23, 2016

RIT team a finalist in challenge against terrorism

The team—chosen from 56 universities around the world—will present its social media campaign “ExOut Extremism” at the U.S. Department of State on Monday.
June 22, 2016

Professor to help assess child language abilities

Assistant Professor Emily Prud’hommeaux received a grant to update the tests speech-language pathologists have used for decades to determine a child’s language abilities.
June 22, 2016

Students win award from Apple for game app

The game app, called Dividr, took home an Apple Design Award at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 13.
June 22, 2016

Professor predicts a universe full of black holes

A new study published in Nature and co-authored by RIT Assistant Professor Richard O’Shaughnessy presents one of the most complete models of matter in the universe.
June 21, 2016

RIT joins Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is part of a winning coalition named by President Obama to head up an initiative designed to bolster advanced manufacturing.
June 17, 2016

Schneiderman attends national ‘making’ kickoff

RIT's Dan Schneiderman was selected to attend the National Week of Making Kickoff at the White House.
June 17, 2016

RIT recognized at 2016 PRism Awards

RIT earned seven awards at the 2016 PRism Awards ceremony, including top honors in three categories. The annual awards honor outstanding work in the field of public relations.
June 16, 2016

Microsystems engineering professor honored

David Borkholder, Bausch and Lomb Professor of Microsystems Engineering, was named Distinguished Inventor of the Year by the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association.
June 16, 2016

RIT and UW-Madison study high-tech workforce

A study exploring how high-tech employees learn to develop competencies relevant to the workplace is the focus of a collaboration between RIT and UW-Madison.
June 16, 2016

Dyer Arts Center hosts showcase

The Dyer Arts Center at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf will host an exhibit by members of Arena Art Group entitled “Explorations: A Visual Conversation.”
June 16, 2016

RIT/NTID appoints alumnus outreach coordinator

Actor, choreographer and deaf community advocate Fred Michael Beam has been named outreach coordinator for Sunshine 2.0, the new theater outreach program at NTID.